January 2014 Babies

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Baby fell out of bassinet.

DEIN29 wrote:

So yesterday while my toddler was playing in the house and I was putting a shirt on in the bathroom I heard a bang and the baby crying. I walked into the room and saw the tall First Years bassinet on its side and my baby girl partially out of it and partially on the rug. I was so so so upset and have no idea if my son climbed it or ran into it, but nevertheless we got her checked out by the pediatrician who said everything looked normal and she has been acting totally normal. Such a scary experience but I thank God she seems fine. Anyone else with crazy baby/older children experiences to make me feel better?

no I don't but I just wanna say I'm glad your child is okay. I'm sorry that happened :(

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SweetBabyDolll82

Babies are resilient. When my first was 5 weeks old my husband and I were sitting on a porch swing and one side pulled out of the ceiling. We landed so hard baby flew out of my husbands arms and landed on the concrete floor. Scared me to death but she was completely fine. This time I have to worry about that child (almost 3) messing with her baby sister.

Wow that is crazy scary. So glad your baby was fine. I know it's amazing what can happen in a matter of seconds.

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samnro1

@DEIN29 when I had ds my dd was barely 2, the day of his blessing we came home from church, I put him in the swing and proceeded to make lunch while my 2 yo played. in the 2 seconds it took to turn and grab something out of the fridge she picked him up, bonked his head on a pole in our living room and dropped him on the floor...I can laugh about it now (they are 8&6) but I wasn't laughing then!!!! they are resilient! it will be a story you can tell them when they get bigger!

I had a co worker who fell asleep with her baby on her chest and the baby fell into the floor. SO scary, yet it could happen to anyone. She was so exhausted, she obviously wasn't planning in falling asleep but t happened. Poor thing. :(. The baby was perfectly fine.

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Kort87

@DEIN29 I have a Moses basket and keep it on the floor to avoid this. So far my toddler is great but you know that can change with the wind direction. Glad baby is ok. With my first we had some bassinet issues.

Our bassinet has a detachable feature so I will probably do that a lot more. My only fear is my son trying to climb in with the baby or putting something on her while my back is turned.

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allik527

How old is your toddler? Can you ask him what happened?

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Sarah2703

@DEIN29 My baby got hit in the head with a rupunzel doll. It wasn't a fall but it's hard plastic and it made him cry. I felt so bad for him. He was okay though.

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lindseyandnick

When I was a kid I was holding my baby brother then sat him on the couch and he fell off and landed on his head. He's fine :)

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jwowwmamaof2

It's a right of passage for baby's to fall off something. I have yet to meet a parent whos LO didn't fall off the bed or the couch at some point. My son fell off the bed at 4mo... (he learned how to roll over..surprise!) Then down a few stairs at about a year :( and I am a very vigilant hands on mama.

No judging, but my oldest has never fallen off anything or out of anything. Hopefully this baby will never too!

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jpf2n

I'm a FTM and am being induced tomorrow so obviously I don't have any stories about my own children, but my parents love to tell about how I scooted off of their couch and fell onto the wood floor when my dad's back was turned. I was only a month or so old and was just fine, too!

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nmarie111

Stuff happens! Lol we freak out when it happens then laugh later on.. My 5 year old took off out of the car to the playground in our apartments which was normal and while I was trying to get my stuff came back screaming "ohhhh mom my arm! It's soo much pain" I told him go inside I til him not to play on the monkey bars.. When I got upstairs my 11 yr old said "mom I think he really broke his arm!" I felt so bad!! Lol especially since I told him shake it off!! 2 pins in the elbow and a cast for 4 wks !! And to this day still runs to that play ground!!

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coley1987

@DEIN29 No personal experience but when my youngest sister was a few days old my mam had her in the moses basket upstairs while cleaning and brought a load of washing downstairs. Baby started crying in the minute or so she was gone and my other sister who was about 3 at the time picked her up by her onesie and brought her out to the landing and sat on the stairs to calm her saying "shhh baby, its ok" My mam said it was the scariest thing ever cos she could of dropped her down the stairs or something and it happened within a few minutes, needless to say she kept the housework for times when we were all gone for a nap and when my dad was home from work. Btw, shes now 23 and a normal healthy person and my other sister picks babies up the right way now!

Glad little one was ok, my mother has always warned me no matter what with the newborn in the house don't leave another child unattended with them. It's often just innocent curiosity. She told me of a story when left my two brothers to watch dumbo while she was in the kitchen making dinner (had them in eyes view),turned her back for a second and my brother had pulled my other brothers ears to make him look like dumbo the elephant. She ran in when she heard my brother screaming bloody murder. She said it only takes a second and she was right.

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